The archive
Between 2011 and 2016 JuniorDr magazine covered careers, education, money and working life for a generation of junior doctors. Some original articles are preserved here for reference.
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These articles were published between 2011 and 2016. Clinical, employment and financial information may no longer reflect current guidance.
2011–2016
155 articles
It is essential for senior trainees to demonstrate their abilities at leadership and management in order to obtain a Certificate of Completion of Training and get shortlisted for a…
Read articleDoctors are reporting low morale amid rising work demands and the ongoing financial squeeze affecting clinical care, a BMA survey reveals. More than 40 per cent of doctors said their…
Read articleExtensive seating areas, including sofas and a dining area. Kitchen stocked with unlimited cereal, toast, biscuits and squash. Two hospital computers in a computer room. Locker rooms…
Read articleWith a new year, I was greeted with a brand new set of challenges in my journey to becoming a doctor. Firstly, I survived my first medical school exams - much to my shock and delight!…
Read articleOver the coming years, you may find you need to take out a personal loan. This could be for a number of reasons, such as buying a car, going on holiday or making improvements to your…
Read articleFY2 Dr Mikey Bryant is in Sierra Leone with healthcare charity Mercy Ships. He has been volunteering in a children’s clinic for a year in a country where one in five children don’t…
Read articleIf you dare ask any doctor their best experience at medical school then you’d better be prepared for hours of recollections from their elective - and if you’re really unlucky they…
Read articleA first year med student can be spotted more easily than a baby with chicken pox. Here’s what gives you away: Can be spotted fighting over free tins of beans at freshers fairs…
Read articleMedical school can be a scary place. There’s the dissection room, angry hospital consultants and the student union bar on a Wednesday night. But don’t go running for home just yet…
Read articleMPS surveyed 1,052 newly-qualified doctors to find out about their experiences – one of the biggest issues was quality of care, with 51% having concerns over the quality of care in…
Read articleMAKING SENSE OF THE ECG 4TH EDITION The Making Sense... series began in 1997 with Making Sense of the ECG, which has won awards from the BMA and the Royal Society of Medicine, and has…
Read articleCongratulations on your new arrival! Having a baby can be a wonderful yet stressful time, especially as a junior doctor rotating through different specialities, changing trusts and…
Read articleAfter five or six years at university, thousands of pounds in student loan debt and a perpetual cycle of exams, you’ll hopefully have left medical school with a unique set of…
Read articleThe NHS is to expand the use of ‘physician assistants’ and double the number of training places, the Department of Health in England has announced. There are over 200 physician…
Read articleJUNIOR ROTA PAYOUT 43 FY1s working on a surgical rota at Arrowe Park Hospital Wirral will share a £38,850 payout after a diary monitoring exercise of their working patterns found they…
Read articleMore than one in 10 newly qualified GPs (12%) is intending to leave the country in the next year, a survey shows. The finding from a survey of 2,000 GP trainees has sparked renewed…
Read article" style="border: 1px solid #000000; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; float: left;" />Doctors who have harmed patients could face sanctions even if they can show they have subsequently improved…
Read articleThe BMA has condemned government confirmation that most doctors will suffer a sixth year of effective pay cuts and said the government was making a ‘total mockery’ of the independence…
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